Uttar Pradesh’s cities are filled with narrow mazes of streets leading to crowded and noisy bazaars full of silk, brassware, and spices.
The holy city of Varanasi is a place to reflect on life and death in great and sometimes quite confronting detail. Along the Ganges, you’ll witness an explosion of sound and colour.
Lucknow is lesser known on the tourist trail, but well worth exploring. It has its own distinguished culture, architecture and culinary specialties, among them the delicious Awadhi kebabs.